Movies Like Contraband

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

49th Parallel

1941·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Michael Powell

2 shared crewDir. Michael PowellDP: Freddie Young

The Spy in Black

1939·1h 22m·★ 6.9·Michael Powell

Both star Conrad Veidt & Valerie HobsonDir. Michael PowellWar & Thriller

The Thief of Bagdad

1940·1h 47m·★ 7.4·Michael Powell

Both star Conrad Veidt & Hay PetrieDir. Michael Powell

A Canterbury Tale

1944·2h 5m·★ 7.3·Michael Powell

Both star Esmond Knight & Hay PetrieDir. Michael Powell

Soldier of Orange

1977·2h 28m·★ 7.6·Paul Verhoeven

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The Assault

1986·2h 24m·★ 7.2·Fons Rademakers

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Downfall

2004·2h 35m·★ 8.2·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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Sunflower

1970·1h 49m·★ 7.3·Vittorio De Sica

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Night Train to Munich

1940·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Carol Reed

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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

2017·1h 15m·★ 8.5·Sidney Bernstein

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The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

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36 Hours

1964·1h 55m·★ 7.4·George Seaton

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Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

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Pearl Harbor

2001·3h 3m·★ 6.3·Michael Bay

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For Your Eyes Only

1981·2h 8m·★ 6.7·John Glen

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The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Counterfeit Traitor

1962·2h 20m·★ 7.4·George Seaton

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Diamonds Are Forever

1971·2h·★ 6.5·Guy Hamilton

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The Victors

1963·2h 55m·★ 6.9·Carl Foreman

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How Good Is Contraband?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.